GRAND PRIX WASHINGTON, D.C. 2016

• Registration online until Friday, March 11th at 9pm ET.
• On-site Registration on Friday, March 11 from 10am to 9pm ET.
• Saturday, March 12: Grand Prix Washington D.C. begins at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, March 13: Day Two begins at 9:00 a.m.

Registration for the Grand Prix main event closes Friday night. There will be no Saturday registration.

The main tournament at Grand Prix Washington D.C. is open to Magic players of all ages.

Players must have a signed waiver and consent form to compete at Grand Prix Washington D.C. Forms can be downloaded here and will be available on-site. Minors must have a parent of guardian’s signature on these forms. Minors will not be able to register or play unless we receive a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. No exceptions.

Players should review the Magic Tournament Rules for the rules specific to Team Tournaments, paying particular attention to the following sections:

• Section 7.7 – Booster Draft Procedure
• Section 8.2 – Team Composition and Identification
• Section 8.3 – Team Communication

Day One: Team Sealed Deck (8 Oath of the Gatewatch, 4 Battle for Zendikar boosters)

• 20 minutes for sealed deck pool registration and verification
• 60 minutes for deck building
• Decklists are required
• Deck registration and verification will be performed for the Swiss Sealed Deck.

Day Two: Team Sealed Deck (8 Oath of the Gatewatch, 4 Battle for Zendikar boosters per team)

• 60 minutes for deck building
• Decklists are required

Top 4: Team Booster Draft (2 Oath of the Gatewatch and 1 Battle for Zendikar boosters, drafted in that order)

• Team members draft at the same draft table with one opposing team (6 total players per draft table). Team members will be seated at the draft table in exactly the following order:
  • Team 1, Player A
  • Team 2, Player C
  • Team 1, Player B
  • Team 2, Player A
  • Team 1, Player C
  • Team 2, Player B
• No communication (verbal or non-verbal) is permitted between team members during the draft.
• After the draft, team members will be located to separate tables to record their draft pools (15 minutes for draft pool registration and verification). After draft pool registration, team members will sit together for deck building (30 minutes for deck building).
• Each team member will play the opposing team member with the same player designation (A, B, or C).
• After the semifinals, the Top 2 teams will draft again using the procedure described above.
• Decklists are required

• Modified Swiss-style (50-minute rounds).
• Day One will consist of 9 Swiss rounds. Day Two will consist of 5 Swiss rounds and the Top 4 single-elimination playoff.
• All teams with an X-3-0 record (or better) or the top 40 teams – whichever is greater – advance to the second day of competition for prizes and invitations.
• The Top 4 teams after the final Swiss round on Day Two will advance to the single-elimination playoff.
• Top 4 playoff matches will be best 2 of 3 per individual match, with no time limit. (Players are still expected to play at a normal pace and complete playoff matches in a reasonable amount of time.)
• Only 1 round will be played in the semi-finals and finals.
• Standings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings for losing players in the quarterfinal and semifinal playoff rounds.
• For the first game of each match in the playoff, the players on the team that finished higher in the Swiss rounds chooses either to play first or to play second. For subsequent games in each Top 4 playoff match, the usual Play/Draw rule applies (loser of the previous game decides whether to play first in the next game).

Judges

Judges interested in applying for the event should do so using the Judge Center.

Notes

• Planeswalker Points multiplier 8x, Rules Enforcement Level (REL) is Competitive on Day One and Professional on Day Two.
• The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document. Rules documents can be found in the Magic Document Center .
• Players are responsible for bringing their own method of tracking life totals, card sleeves, and appropriate counters or tokens.
• In the event that a player who wins an invitation to a Pro Tour stop at a Grand Prix has already qualified for an invitation, the invitation does not pass down under any circumstances. Previous qualification may be through a Qualifier tournament, through performance at a professional tournament, or by being an invited DCI player (valid upon the date of the official rank announcement for the appropriate professional tournament).

"Foiled Again"

A straight Swiss tournament lasting three or four rounds. Participants get one past promo card for playing, then one additional promo card per match win. Format varies by event.

"Rebound" Event
Format at organizer's discretion. The winner(s) earn free entry into the "Super Sunday Series" (see Sunday Side Events). Players who also played in the main Grand Prix tournament will get a discount for entry.

Super Sunday Series
Qualifier tournaments for the Super Sunday Series will be held at each Grand Prix. The Top 8 players in the Super Sunday Series qualifier will each be awarded a commemorative Grand Prix water bottle. The winner of the Super Sunday Series qualifier will earn an invitation and travel award for the Super Sunday Series Championship 2017, expected to be held in January 2017. The Super Sunday Series Championship experience also includes a tour of Wizards of the Coast, dinner with Wizards employees, and more.